On the bbc news website. You can also download the bbc news app to personalise your experience and receive the latest news alerts. Now on bbc news live to singapore for Asia Business report. Getting robot ready. Glamazons 700 million plan to future proof its workforce in the face of new technology. Mission to delhi. The us and india are said to restart negotiations in a bid to resolve their trade conflict. Good morning asia, hello world. It is friday thank you forjoining us for an exciting addition of Asia Business report. We kick off the programme with amazon because it is unveiling plans to retrain one third of its us employees or 100,000 people by 2025. The programme is among the biggest corporate retraining initiatives ever announced at a cost of around 700 million us dollars. The Online Retail giants announcement comes as companies around the world grapple with the impact of robots and Artificial Intelligence on their workforces. Earlier dave lee told me why the firm is under kate
Of national guidance. Tommy robinson, the former leader of the English Defence league, is sentenced to nine months injail for contempt of court. And jubilation as england power into the cricket World Cup Final for the first time in 27 years after thrashing australia at edgbaston. And coming up on bbc news. Simona halep knocks out Elina Svitolina to reach a fifth grand slam final, herfirst on grass here at wimbledon. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. British ships in one of the busiest oil shipping lanes in the world have been put on the highest state of alert after a Royal Navy Warship had to warn off three iranian gunboats that were trying to intercept a tanker owned by bp in the gulf. The ministry of defence says hms montrose moved between the tanker owned by bp and the iranian vessels. The montrose issued several radio warnings, and the iranian boats then turned away. Iran has denied that any confrontation took place. But it had already threatened to retaliate after B
British ships in one of the busiest oil shipping lanes in the world have been put on the highest state of alert. It comes as a Royal Navy Warship had to warn off three iranian gunboats that were trying to intercept a british tanker in the strait of hormuz. The ministry of defence says hms montrose moved between the tanker owned by bp and the iranian vessels and issued several radio warnings before the iranian boats turned away. Iran has denied that any confrontation took place. But it had already threatened to retaliate after British Royal marines seized an iranian tanker last week on suspicion of breaking eu sanctions. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. The warship hms montrose was on patrol when the british tanker was approached by three armed iranian fast boats. Montrose was reported to have quickly arrived at the scene, training her guns on the iranians who turned away after several warnings were issued over the radio. The tanker, british heritage, was about to trans
In australia, join the queue theres a trafficjam of tourists doing it, before climbing is banned altogether. The uk says iran tried to intercept a British Oil Tanker in the gulf of oman and that the royal navy had to repel several iranian boats. This is the tanker, the british heritage. The uk says it was moving through the strait of hormuz when it was approached. This is the route the british tanker took. The allegation is that iranian boats tried to force it into iranian waters to the north. Iran denies that this happened. These are the type of boats the british say were used theyre armed speed boats that irans revolutionary guard uses to patrol the strait. This footage is from an exercise last year. The uk says it was this ship, a frigate called the hms montrose, that was shadowing the british tanker, and that came to its defence. Were told it trained its guns on the iranian boats and ordered them to withdraw. The mod said they did so and no shots were fired. Iran says it didnt happ
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